Focusing on one Ohio hospital, the researchers found a more than 50% jump in psychology referrals for kids withfood allergiesbetween 2018 and 2023. “Our center has devoted significant resources to address the psychosocial support needed by many families who have children with food alle...
Focusing on one Ohio hospital, the researchers found a more than 50% jump in psychology referrals for kids with foodallergiesbetween 2018 and 2023. “Our center has devoted significant resources to address the psychosocial support needed by many families who have children with foodallergies,” said...
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Having a child with food allergies isn't easy to manage, and now new research shows that most of these parents turn to social media for medical advice. When they do, some of the advice is good and some is not,...
At one year of age (when food allergies peak), about 6 to 8 percent of children have a food allergy. After that, the prevalence of allergies falls progressively until late childhood, when about 4 percent of children have a food allergy. Young children with food allergies are more likely ...
In a new study of more than 100 kids with food allergies, nearly one-third said they had been subject to some form of food allergy-related bullying. "We also found that only 12% of parents reported that their child was bullied for food allergies, which tells us they don't always know...
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- One in five children with food allergies in the United States needed treatment in the emergency department in the past year for a life-threatening reaction to food, reported a study from Northwestern Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chi...
Kids with food allergies must be on guard 24/7Valerie Monahan
But this year, Conlen, Kylie and other kids with food allergies will have a chance for a happy Halloween. That's because nearly 100,000 households across the US have promised to take part in the Teal Pumpkin Project (TPP), which was started last year by Food Allergy Research & Education...
Parents managing their preschoolers’ food allergies should also be alert to the need for their kids to have chances to solve other kinds of problems
Do you know a family dealing with food allergies? We are that family. My son Sam has severe allergies to several common foods. I’m taking a proverbial “gulp” here, and spilling the beans on what I wish my friends and family knew about raising a kid who’s allergic to common fo...